Famous people born on 1 January

Verne Troyer leads the birthdays of 1 January. Fame score 80.8, ahead of Noah Kahan by 0.1.

1. 1Verne TroyerActors · United States1969-2018

   80.81969-2018

2. 2Noah KahanMusicians · United States

   80.7turned 29

3. 3Ice SpiceMusicians · United States

   79.7turned 26

Also born on 1 January

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44thİbrahim TatlısesTurkish musician b. 1952Turkey ★ #1Musicians79.7

55thNana PatekarIndian philanthropist, writer, film actor, and filmmaker 1951-2026India ★ #1Writers

66thNaughty BoyBritish DJ, songwriter and producer b. 1981United Kingdom ★ #1Musicians77.7

77thTankAmerican R&B singer and record producer b. 1976United StatesMusicians77.7

88thPoppyAmerican singer b. 1995United StatesMusicians76.9

99thChai JingChinese television presenter b. 1976China ★ #1Actors76.6

1010thF. R. DavidFrench musician b. 1947France ★ #1Musicians76.4

1111thAlpha BlondyIvorian reggae singer b. 1953Ivory Coast ★ #1Musicians76.2

1212thAxelArgentine singer b. 1977Argentina ★ #1Musicians74.5

1313thMichel OnfrayFrench philosopher b. 1959FranceAcademics73.6

1414thPierre de CoubertinFounder of modern Olympic Games, pedagogue and historian 1863-1937FranceEducators73.2

1515thJ. D. SalingerAmerican author (1919-2010)United StatesWriters73.2

1616thDonia Samir GhanemEgyptian actress and singer b. 1985Egypt ★ #1Actors72.9

1717thDiamond WhiteAmerican actress, singer and voice actress b. 1999United StatesActors72.9

1818thOlivia RuizFrench singer b. 1980FranceMusicians72.6

1919thDargen D'AmicoItalian rapper b. 1980Italy ★ #1Musicians72.6

2020thKamaal Rashid KhanIndian film actor, producer and writer b. 1975IndiaActors72.5

2121stPatrick WatsonAmerican-born Canadian singer-songwriter b. 1979Canada ★ #1Musicians72.3

2222ndJohn DigweedEnglish disc jockey b. 1967United KingdomMusicians72.3

2323rdSaori HaraJapanese AV idol, model and actress b. 1988Japan ★ #1Actors71.5

2424thSonali BendreIndian actress b. 1975IndiaActors71.1

2525thHamza YusufAmerican Islamic scholar b. 1958United StatesAcademics70.9

2626thLee SungminSouth Korean singer and actor b. 1986South Korea ★ #1Musicians70.8

2727thKarol ConkáBrazilian rapper b. 1987Brazil ★ #1Musicians70.8

2828thDawid KwiatkowskiPolish singer-songwriter b. 1996Poland ★ #1Musicians70.7

2929thBob MenendezAmerican lawyer and politician b. 1954United StatesPoliticians70.5

3030thHuldrych ZwingliProtestant Reformation leader in Switzerland 1484-1531Switzerland ★ #1Academics70.5

3131stZahrah KhanBritish actress and singer in India b. 1997United KingdomActors70.3

3232ndAyman OdehArab-Israeli lawyer and member of the Knesset b. 1975Israel ★ #1Politicians70.3

3333rdGiselaSpanish singer and actress b. 1979Spain ★ #1Musicians70.2

3434thAmit ElorAmerican freestyle wrestler b. 2004United StatesAthletes70.0

3535thKenohJapanese professional wrestler b. 1985JapanAthletes69.7

3636thPope Alexander VIPope of the Catholic Church 1492-1503 from the Borgia familySpainReligious Figures69.6

3737thChristine LagardePresident of the European Central Bank b. 1956FrancePoliticians69.5

3838thEdward SunTaiwanese YouTuber b. 2000Taiwan ★ #1YouTubers69.2

3939thJim SterlingVideo game journalist, critic, pundit b. 1984United KingdomYouTubers69.2

4040thEden RiegelAmerican actress b. 1981United StatesActors69.1

4141stOsman HadiBangladeshi politician and activist (1993-2025)Bangladesh ★ #1Politicians68.8

4242ndDonna AresBosnia and Herzegovina singer (1977-2017)Bosnia and Herzegovina ★ #1Musicians68.7

4343rdPope Gregory XIIIPope of the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585 (1502-1585)ItalyReligious Figures68.6

4444thBombinoNigerien Tuareg singer-songwriter and guitarist b. 1980Niger ★ #1Musicians68.6

4545thMile KitićSerbian musician b. 1952Bosnia and HerzegovinaMusicians68.6

4646thOmar al-BashirPresident of Sudan from 1989 to 2019 b. 1944Sudan ★ #1Politicians68.3

4747thFederico BassoItalian comedian and actor b. 1975ItalyComedians68.3

4848thStunna 4 VegasAmerican rapper from North Carolina b. 1996United StatesMusicians68.2

4949thVidya BalanIndian film actress b. 1979IndiaActors68.1

5050thLord KossityFrench rapper b. 1973FranceMusicians67.9

5151stHamid ElmahdaouyMoroccan journalist b. 1979Morocco ★ #1Journalists67.5

5252ndLorenzo de' MediciItalian politician, literary man and humanist 1449-1492Politicians67.2

5353rdSalma AkterBangladeshi singer b. 1991BangladeshMusicians67.1

5454thJuri ManaseJapanese actress b. 1975JapanActors67.0

5555thLTJ BukemBritish DJ b. 1967United KingdomMusicians66.8

5656thTerri SewellAmerican politician b. 1965United StatesPoliticians66.7

5757thHenry de LesquenFrench official, politician and radio director b. 1949FrancePoliticians66.5

5858thHarumi YoshidaJapanese politician b. 1972JapanPoliticians66.2

5959thManfred WongHong Kong actor, film director, producer b. 1957ChinaWriters66.1

6060thMuhammad Ali al-SabuniSyrian Islamic scholar 1930-2021Syria ★ #1Academics66.0

6161stMona AmarchaMoroccan singer b. 1988MoroccoMusicians65.8

6262ndSatyendra Nath BoseIndian Bengali physicist and polymath (1894-1974)IndiaScientists65.6

6363rdSándor PetőfiHungarian poet and liberal revolutionary (1823-1849)Hungary ★ #1Writers65.5

6464thValentina CorteseItalian actress (1923-2019)ItalyActors65.5

6565thFaisal AlawiYemeni singer from Lahej 1949-2010Yemen ★ #1Musicians65.4

6666thRoberto AlamoSpanish actor b. 1970SpainActors65.4

6767thWang Shih-chienTaiwanese politician b. 1960TaiwanPoliticians65.1

6868thStepan BanderaUkrainian nationalist leader (1909-1959)Politicians64.7

6969thFrank LangellaAmerican actor b. 1938United StatesActors64.4

7070thAmira SelimEgyptian soprano and opera singer b. 1976EgyptMusicians64.0

7171stLilian ThuramFrench footballer b. 1972FranceFootballers64.0

7272ndYang Bang-eanEthnic Korean composer in Japan b. 1960South KoreaMusicians63.9

7373rdKōji YakushoJapanese actor b. 1956JapanActors63.8

7474thMarkoolioFinnish-born Swedish rap-artist and actor b. 1975Sweden ★ #1Actors63.6

7575thJ. Edgar HooverAmerican law enforcement administrator (1895-1972)United StatesPoliticians63.5

7676thNina BottGerman actress b. 1978Germany ★ #1Actors63.3

7777thAmin al-HusseiniPalestinian Arab nationalist (1897-1974)TurkeyPoliticians63.3

7878thIsmael ZambadaMexican drug lord b. 1948Mexico ★ #163.3

7979thGianluca ScamaccaItalian footballer b. 1999ItalyFootballers63.2

8080thJack WilshereEnglish footballer b. 1992United KingdomFootballers63.2

8181stAlassane OuattaraPresident of Ivory Coast since 2010 b. 1942Ivory CoastPoliticians63.1

8282ndE. M. ForsterEnglish novelist (1879-1970)United KingdomWriters63.1

8383rdMushtaq KhanIndian actor 1958-2026IndiaActors62.9

8484thZoran JankovićSlovenian businessman and politician, Mayor of Ljubljana b. 1953Slovenia ★ #1Politicians62.8

8585thSergei BabayanArmenian-American concert pianist b. 1961United StatesMusicians62.5

8686thSofia CollSpanish singer, dancer, actress and tv host b. 1999SpainMusicians62.2

8787thGeorge Washington CarverAfrican American botanist and inventor (1864-1943)United StatesScientists62.1

8888thSardar AzmounIranian footballer b. 1995Iran ★ #1Footballers62.1

8989thTusseSwedish singer b. 2002SwedenMusicians62.0

9090thDominique GrangeFrench singer b. 1940FranceMusicians61.9

9191stGeorgy DelievSoviet and Ukrainian actor, composer and film director b. 1960Ukraine ★ #1Actors61.8

9292ndBrody DalleAustralian musician b. 1979Australia ★ #1Musicians61.8

9393rdTiago SplitterBrazilian basketball player b. 1985BrazilBasketball Players61.6

9494thSimon WillisonBritish computer programmer b. 1981United KingdomDevelopers61.5

9595thYusuf DikeçTurkish sport shooter b. 1973TurkeyAthletes61.5

9696thDavor ŠukerCroatian footballer b. 1968Croatia ★ #1Footballers61.5

9797thIvica DačićSerbian politician b. 1966Serbia ★ #1Politicians61.3

9898thTom BrookeEnglish actor b. 1978United KingdomActors61.3

9999thEiichiro OdaJapanese manga artist b. 1975JapanArtists61.0

100100thMorris ChestnutAmerican actor b. 1969United StatesActors60.9

Died on this day

Who died on 1 January, ranked the same way.

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